This article is primarily about the medieval and modern legends around the object known as the Holy Grail. For information on the relic known in Christian tradition, see Holy Chalice, and for other uses, see Grail (disambiguation).

In Christian mythology, the Holy Grail was the dish, plate, or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper, said to possess miraculous powers. The connection of Joseph of Arimathea with the Grail legend dates from Robert de Boron's Joseph d'Arimathie (late twelfth century) in which Joseph receives the Grail from an apparition of Jesus and sends it with his followers to Great Britain; building upon this theme, later writers recounted how Joseph used the Grail to catch Christ's blood while interring him and that in Britain he founded a line of guardians to keep it safe. The quest for the Holy Grail makes up an important segment of the Arthurian cycle, appearing first in works by Chrétien de Troyes.Roger Sherman Loomis, The Grail: From Celtic Myth to Christian Symbol '', Princeton, 1991. ISBN 0691020752 ^* The legend may combine Christian lore with a Celtic myth of a cauldron endowed with special powers.

The development of the Grail legend has been traced in detail by cultural historians: It is a legend which first came together in the form of written romances, deriving perhaps from some pre-Christian folklore hints, in the later 12th and early 13th centuries. The early Grail romances centered on Percival and were woven into the more general Arthurian fabric. The Grail romances started in France and were translated into other European vernaculars; only a handful of non-French romances added any essential new elements.

Some of the Grail legend is interwoven with legends of the Holy Chalice.

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@GillianFourie Yeah - it's all about perspective. As well as Monty Phython's Quest for the Holy Grail, blue cheese and sometimes Baywatch.
OliverWhyte (Oliver Whyte) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:29:33 -0000
@GillianFourie Yeah - it's all about perspective. As well as Monty Phython's Quest for the Holy Grail, blue cheese and sometimes Baywatch.
The Antagonist asks Rat Scabies about his quest for the Holy Grail: http://www.antagonistinternational.com/interviews
AntagonistIntl (Jessica Jenkins) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:41:11 -0000
The Antagonist asks Rat Scabies about his quest for the Holy Grail: http://www.antagonistinternational.com/interviews
RT @indianajim: I have signed a contract to write an as-yet untitled novella for Grail Quest Books based on the WARS CCG from Decipher, Inc.
49ersfancast (49ers Fancast) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:13:19 -0000
RT @indianajim: I have signed a contract to write an as-yet untitled novella for Grail Quest Books based on the WARS CCG from Decipher, Inc.
RT @indianajim: I have signed a contract to write an as-yet untitled novella for Grail Quest Books based on the WARS CCG from Decipher, Inc.
vg_ford (Val Ford) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:08:05 -0000
RT @indianajim: I have signed a contract to write an as-yet untitled novella for Grail Quest Books based on the WARS CCG from Decipher, Inc.
RT @indianajim: I have signed a contract to write an as-yet untitled novella for Grail Quest Books based on the WARS CCG from Decipher, Inc.
spiritualtramp (Scott Roche) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:07:09 -0000
RT @indianajim: I have signed a contract to write an as-yet untitled novella for Grail Quest Books based on the WARS CCG from Decipher, Inc.
I have signed a contract to write an as-yet untitled novella for Grail Quest Books based on the WARS CCG from Decipher, Inc.
indianajim (Indiana Jim) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:05:04 -0000
I have signed a contract to write an as-yet untitled novella for Grail Quest Books based on the WARS CCG from Decipher, Inc.

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